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R&D Stories: QSC’s FAST Platform
by Stuart Yaniger

R&D Stories: QSC’s FAST Platform

November 2013 was the first issue of the redesigned audioXpress in its current form, featuring several new sections, including the first of its R&D Stories series, focusing on engineering and product development - independently of the audio application field. This article by Stuart Yaniger on QSC’s Flexible Amplifier Summing Technology (FAST) was a reference for many to follow.
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R&D Stories: Powersoft M-System, From Switched-Mode Amps to a Novel Transducer
by Joao Martins

R&D Stories: Powersoft M-System, From Switched-Mode Amps to a Novel Transducer

audioXpress September 2016 - Speaker Focus Edition - featured an extensive article discussing Powersoft's M-System, which combines the M-Force motor transducer and M-Drive switching-mode amp module, taking advantage of Differential Pressure Control (DPC) technology among several other innovations from the Italian company. Learn how Powersoft developed a new transducer technology, currently fully available to the OEM market and being applied to novel subwoofer designs, among several other application areas.
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R&D Stories: Genelec 8351 Acoustically Coaxial SAM System
by Joao Martins

R&D Stories: Genelec 8351 Acoustically Coaxial SAM System

Introduced during the 137th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention in Los Angeles, CA, the new Genelec 8351A Acoustically Coaxial Smart Active Monitor (SAM) System is a tri-amplified studio near-field monitor with an ingenious design that introduces enhanced directivity control at lower frequencies in a relatively small speaker. This brilliant design reflects the Finish brand’s “outside-the-box” thinking improving the reference in recording studios. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2015.
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Master Quality Authenticated (MQA): Redefining the Source for Music
by Joao Martins

Master Quality Authenticated (MQA): Redefining the Source for Music

Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) is a revolutionary end-to-end technology that captures and delivers master quality audio in a file that’s small enough to stream or download. Given that this is essential reading for anyone interested in following subsequent MQA-enabled product reviews that audioXpress intends to feature, we have decided to make the article available in its entirety. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2016.
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Factory Tour: Sinar Baja Electric and SB Acoustics
by Joao Martins

Factory Tour: Sinar Baja Electric and SB Acoustics

In audioXpress July 2016 we published a complete Factory Tour report on Sinar Baja Electric — the birthplace of speaker driver brand SB Acoustics — where we reveal the usually hidden perspective of speaker manufacturing, from design concept to finished products. There’s an exaggerated notion that everything is made in China these days, but the story of this Indonesian company with its own dedicated design team in Denmark, serves to show how truly global the industry really is. Read the complete article now available online.
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Show Report: The Exciting Sounds of Audio Expo North America (AXPONA) 2016
by Oliver A.Masciarotte

Show Report: The Exciting Sounds of Audio Expo North America (AXPONA) 2016

In this show report for audioXpress, Oliver Masciarotte highlights some of new and notable products, from headphones and DACs to amplifiers and (some) speakers that caught his attention. “Held April 15–17, AXPONA 2016 was hopping, with attendance up 16% this year. The count settled at 5,934 attendees through the doors to see 400 exhibitors in Rosemont’s Westin O’Hare,” he starts. Read the full report now available online.
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Eminence D-fend SA300
by Vance Dickason

Eminence D-fend SA300

In 2013, Eminence Speaker introduced the D-fend SA300, a fully programmable stand-alone unit designed to protect passive loudspeakers from excessive power conditions. With patent-pending technology, D-fend enables maximum driver performance while ensuring damage-free operation. D-fend eliminates worries about blown speakers, HF drivers, or crossovers; or even worse, fire caused by excessive heat. This article was published in Voice Coil, October 2013.
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Fresh from the Bench: KAB Electro Acoustics RSX-1 Remote Analog Switch
by Gary Galo

Fresh from the Bench: KAB Electro Acoustics RSX-1 Remote Analog Switch

In this article from audioXpress’ Test Bench, Gary Galo reviews the RSX-1 Remote Analog Switch from KAB Electro-Acoustics. This is an effective solution to run multiple different sound sources connected to a single-input preamp or integrated amplifier. Solving a well-known problem, the RSX-1 allows connecting two turntables or different line level sources without compromising our connections. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2014.
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Testing Headphones and Earphones
by Mike Klasco

Testing Headphones and Earphones

audioXpress March 2016 issue focused on Test and Measurement and featured an exclusive review of a new very important device for the audio industry. In this article, Mike Klasco discusses the new G.R.A.S. 43BB Low-Noise Ear Simulator, which enables to test headphones, earphones, and hearing aid devices with an extended bandwidth, up to 20 kHz. This is an industry first and the new G.R.A.S. 43BB solution will be of great interest globally.
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Audio Network Development: Developing Products Featuring AES67 Network Connectivity
by Joao Martins

Audio Network Development: Developing Products Featuring AES67 Network Connectivity

audioXpress continues to explore the options for audio networking development and implementation in new audio products, one of the most exciting technology developments this industry has seen in many years. Following Audinate’s Dante and RAVENNA, this article focuses on AES67 implementation, the high-performance streaming Audio-over-IP (AoIP) interoperability standard.
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